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Feminist social movements and policy change : Devolution, childcare and domestic violence policies in Wales

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Ball, Wendy and Charles, Nickie (2006) Feminist social movements and policy change : Devolution, childcare and domestic violence policies in Wales. In: 9th International Conference on Alternative Futures and Popular Protest, Manchester Metropolitan Univ, Manchester, England, APR 22-24, 2003. Published in: Women's Studies International Forum, Vol.29 (No.2). pp. 172-183. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2006.03.003 ISSN 0277-5395.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2006.03.003

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Abstract

This paper focuses on recent developments in Wales in order to explore the extent to which changes in the gendering of political institutions create new opportunities for social movements to influence policy change. We develop a conceptual framework which includes a consideration of the political and discursive opportunity structure, the way issues are framed, and the challenge posed by social movements in terms of redistribution. Using this framework, recent developments in Wales in the context of devolution are analysed. Particular attention is paid to the influence of social movement organisations on the policy-making process in relation to childcare and domestic violence, to the new political and discursive opportunity structures within which social movements are operating, and to the ways in which refraining of key issues within feminist social movements results in their incorporation into the policy agenda but, at the same time, marginalises more radical feminist voices.

Item Type: Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology
Journal or Publication Title: Women's Studies International Forum
Publisher: Pergamon
ISSN: 0277-5395
Official Date: March 2006
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DateEvent
March 2006Published
Volume: Vol.29
Number: No.2
Number of Pages: 12
Page Range: pp. 172-183
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2006.03.003
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Conference Paper Type: Paper
Title of Event: 9th International Conference on Alternative Futures and Popular Protest
Type of Event: Conference
Location of Event: Manchester Metropolitan Univ, Manchester, England
Date(s) of Event: APR 22-24, 2003

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